Marco Zanon

For the Italian Olympic biathlete, see Marco Zanon (biathlete).

Marco Zanon (born 3 October 1997 in Bassano del Grappa, Italy) is a rugby union player for Zebre Parma. His preferred position is Centre.^[1]

Marco Zanon

Zanon during the URC 22-23 Benetton Rugby vs Zebre Parma match
Birth name	Marco Zanon
Date of birth	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015−2018 Mogliano 34 (35) 2017−2018 →Benetton 5 (5) 2018−2022 Benetton 41 (10) 2022 Pau 3 (0) 2022−2025 Benetton 41 (40) 2025− Zebre Parma 0 (0) Correct as of 29 Jul 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016−2017 Italy Under-20 17 (15) 2018 Emerging Italy 3 (5) 2019− Italy 21 (10) Correct as of 12 Jul 2025

Biography

In 2017–18 Pro14 season, during his experience with Top10 team Mogliano, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton in Pro 14. From 2018 to 2022 he played for Benetton full time.^[2][3]
From March to June 2022, he played as Joker medical for Section Paloise.^[4] After this experience, he went back to play with Benetton.^[5] He played with Treviso until 2024–25 season.^[6]

In July 2025, he left Benetton after 8 seasons and signed with Zebre Parma.^[1]

After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2016 and 2017,^[7] in 2018 Zanon was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup.^[8] On 24 January 2019, Zanon was named in Italy's squad for the 2019 Six Nations.^[9]

Personal life

He is engaged to the triple jumper Ottavia Cestonaro.^[10]